Canada

Re-elected Liberals would still run big deficits, despite new taxes

OTTAWA - Justin Trudeau tried to make virtue out of red ink Sunday as he released a Liberal platform that promises to impose new taxes on wealthy individuals, large international c...

Oct 01, 2019

Trudeau, Scheer, May fight for votes in Toronto while Singh stick with B.C.

OTTAWA - Jagmeet Singh's love affair with British Columbia continues today, as the NDP leader spends an eighth straight day campaigning on the West Coast. He's due to have breakfast with families to p...

Oct 01, 2019

Orange Shirt Day provides open discussion on residential schools and reconciliation

September 30 marks Orange Shirt Day across Canada and students and residents of Prince George showed their support across the City for reconciliation.Nusdeh Yoh Elementary school held a special assemb...

Sep 30, 2019

Former high-ranking Montreal politician has charges stayed because of wiretaps

MONTREAL - Frank Zampino, Montreal's former executive committee chairman, will not stand trial on charges including fraud and breach of trust after a judge declared a stay of proceeding...

Sep 30, 2019

Swore on video: Saskatchewan hockey player suspended for hit on goalie banned

YORKTON, Sask. - A Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League player who was serving a suspension for rough play on a goaltender won't be playing for the rest of the season after appearing in a profanity-...

Sep 30, 2019

Piranhas found in B.C. lake likely unwanted pets: conservation service

NANAIMO, B.C. - British Columbia conservation officers say two piranhas found in a Vancouver Island lake were likely unwanted pets. One red-bellied piranha was reeled in by an angler at Westwood ...

Sep 30, 2019

New life for crash-prone Quebec ferry as underwater diving attraction

GODBOUT, Que. - A crash-prone ferry whose service life came to an end after it ran into a Quebec wharf this year will be given a new life as a diving destination and aquatic habitat. The MV ...

Sep 30, 2019

Nothing 'sinister' about airport questioning of Huawei exec Meng Wanzhou: Crown

VANCOUVER - A Crown prosecutor says the actions of Canadian officials during the arrest of Huawei Technologies executive Meng Wanzhou at Vancouver's airport were "not at all sinister" and followe...

Sep 30, 2019

Coleman denies trying to barter husband Boyle to get chocolate in captivity

OTTAWA - Caitlan Coleman denies trying to use her husband Joshua Boyle as a bargaining chip to get chocolate while the pair were held captive by extremists. Coleman told Boyle's assault trial in Ontar...

Sep 30, 2019

Scientists await necropsy results on right whale found in U.S. waters

HALIFAX - It will likely be weeks before it's known what killed a North Atlantic right whale whose badly decomposed carcass was found this month off Long Island, N.Y. Phillip Hamilton, a research...

Sep 30, 2019